Thelma Mothershed-Wair
One of the Little Rock Nine children who de-segregated their Arkansas schools, Wair later worked in the East St. Louis school system for 28 years
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Rodhia
Moorish Spaniard of Cordoba who wrote many volumes on rhetoric and is said to have lived 107 years before dying in 1044.
Ann Davis Shatteo
Born into slavery, Ann Davis Shatteo purchased her freedom, married and ran her own business in Kansas
Dr Fartun Farah
Dr Fartun Farah is the chairperson of the East African Women’s Foundation, which she founded in 2007.
Camille Dungy
American ecopoet, essayist, and two-time NEA literature Fellow
Raye Montague
Naval engineer who developed a computer program to design ships in as little as 18 and 26 minutes, compared to the two years it took before
Dovey Johnson Roundtree
Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps Captain responsible for the recruitment of African American female soldiers during World War II, lawyer and civil rights activist
Sharon Smith Holston
When Sharon Smith Holston retired as Deputy Commissioner for International and Constituent Relations in 2001, she left a rich legacy of administrative service to the Food and Drug Administration.
Safiya Sinclair
Safiya Sinclair is the author of “How to Say Babylon: A Memoir” and the poetry collection “Cannibal.”
Haben Girma
Haben Girma advocates for equal opportunities for people with disabilities. She developed a text-to-braille communication system that created an exciting new way to connect with people. Girma pioneered her way through obstacles, graduated from Harvard Law and now uses her talents to advocate for people with disabilities.